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nood sont @met dtttitef JOHN C. HALL AND ALLAN C. RICHARDS, orCINCINNATI, CHIC.'

Letters Patent No. 105,069, dated July 5,1870.

IMPROVED FOLDING-BEDSTEAD.

-Th Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame,

We, .ions C. HALL and ALLAN C. RICHARDS, both of Cincinnati, Hamiltoncounty0hio, have invented a new and useful Folding-Bedstead, of whichGeneral Description with .Reference to the .Drau-ling.

Figure l is a perspective view ot my bedstcad in its erect or foldedcondition and with one of its doors open.

Figures 2 and 3 are, respectively, aperspectire view and a longitudinalsection of the bedstead in its opened and extended' condition.

A represents'a base similar to that cfa hook-case or wardrobe.

Journaled inthe sides of the base are pivots or i gudgeons, B, whichproject from the frame C, furnished with suitable yielding slats, orother foundation, for a bed or mattress.

Piroted to the foot-board C are two legs, D, which, in the erectcondition ot' the bedstead, are folded behind and concealed by thehinged and falling cornice E.

l*` is a sliding extension, having arms, f, adapted to slide in grooves,c, in the main frame, which extension, being drawn cua-increases thelength of the bedstead by that much, and enables its use by adult-swithout necessitating an inconvenient height in the erect condition.

Hinged to one end of the frame Gis the head-board G, which, in thehorizontal condition of the frame C, is capable of standing erect, as inlig. 2, being supportcdbehind by a bar, H, that extends horizontally iomstandard I to standard 1', which rise from the said base A at each endthereof.

Projecting rearwardly from the head-board Gare two eyes or staples,J J',for a rod, K, surmounted by a Ahorizontal portion, K', whose hookedextremity, k, ati'ords a place of suspension or attachment for amosquito-bar'or teister.A

The said horigontal portion, K, when in use, resting in a notch,l g, inthe summitA of the 'headboard,l(see strong line in iig. 2,) and, whennot in use, being capable of being lifted out of said notch and placedpali'- allel with the head-board, as shown by dotted lines in tig. 2,thus enabling the latter to be folded down upon the bed preparatory togiving theframe O its erect position.

The gudgeons B, being located near the front of the frame C, enable thelatter to retain the erect position without special. fastening, but theelevation of it may be assisted by a thong of Iudia rubbeigL, or by acounterbalauce. v

There may be provided, in the base A, one or more receptacles, M, inwhich 'a mosquito-bar or other article may be deposited out of the dustwhen not wanted.

The frame O may have a middle bar or rail N, extending i'rorn head tofoot, and there may be hinged to this bar, and to the side rail of' theframe, a board or desk, O, wliich,"when the door P opposite to it isopened, can be let down to the position shown in tig. 1.

It will be seen that the entire rear of the piece o i' furniture beingopen, there is a perfect ventilation of the bedding throughent the day,without exposing the same to view, and the construction is such that,when the frame O is horizontal, the article has the appeal'- ance of aregular upright bedstead.

Claims.

We claim as new and of our invention- The combination of the frame A I IH with the bed-frame G and gudgeons B, when the said parts areconstructed and arranged as herein shown and dedescribed, for thepurposes speciied.

2. In a folding-bcdstead, substantially as shown and described, thesliding extension F, as and for the purpose set fort-h.

3. The combination of the hinged and falling cornice E, and hinged legsD, when said parts are constructed and arranged as specified, so thatthe legs will be concealed by the falling of the cornice, in the erectposition of the bed-frame. 4. The combination, with the frame O, andsupport. ing bar H, of the hinged and folding head-board G,substantially asl shown and'descrihed.

In testimony of which invention we hereunto set onrhands.

J. O. HALL. A. C. RICHARDS.

Witnesses: i

GEO. W. KNIGHT, JAM-Es H. LAYMAN.

